Ships hit during WWI

Rothesay

NameRothesay
TypeSteamer
GRT2,007 tons
Country  British
Built1891
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorRothesay SS. Co., Ltd. (J. Cory & Son), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Rothesay


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Mar 1916U 32 (Edgar von Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim)SunkCaptured and torpedoed 30 miles SW Bishop Rock
49° 31'N, 7° 22'W
Sevilla - Troon
iron ore
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Position of attack on Rothesay


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